Title: Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling & Production, 4th Edition Author: Norman J. Hyne ISBN: 1593704933 / 9781593704933 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 506 Publisher: PennWell Year: 2019 Availability: In Stock
Description
Contents
With over 100,000 copies sold, the new 4th edition joins this series to provide the most complete upstream petroleum guide for students and professionals. Dr. Norman Hyne guides you through the upstream segment of the value supply chain. Commonly used in universities, this easy-to-read and interpret book provides insight into the nature of gas and oil production explaining how it occurs in the earth, how to find it, how to drill for it, how to read well logs for evaluating the well, how to complete a well, how to produce gas and oil, and how to revive mature fields. He also introduces you to newer concepts such as drilling unconventional shale reservoirs which have revolutionized the industry and changed the world market.
Features and Benefits
New, colored figures and plates
Present-date statistics
Modern techniques and equipment
A glossary of need-to-know industry terms
Italicized key words and phrases in the text
Audience
Students
Landmen
Geologists
Field level personnel
Management
Anyone who seeks to understand the upstream value chain.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 : The Nature of Gas and Oil Chapter 2 : The Earth's Crust - Where We Find It Chapter 3 : Identification of Common Rocks and Minerals Chapter 4 : Geological Time Chapter 5 : Deformation of Sedimentary Rocks Chapter 6 : Ocean Environment and Plate Tectonics Chapter 7 : Sedimentary Rock Distribution Chapter 8 : Mapping Chapter 9 : Source Rocks, Generation, Migration, and Accumulation of Petroleum Chapter 10 : Reservoir Rocks Chapter 11 : Petroleum Traps Chapter 12 : Petroleum Exploration - Geological and Geochemical Chapter 13 : Petroleum Exploration - Geophysical Chapter 14 : Drilling Preliminaries Chapter 15 : Drilling a Well - The Mechanics Chapter 16 : Drilling Problems Chapter 17 : Drilling Techniques Chapter 18 : Testing a Well Chapter 19 : Completing a Well Chapter 20 : Surface Treatment and Storage Chapter 21 : Offshore Chapter 22 : Well Intervention Chapter 23 : Reservoir Mechanics Chapter 24 : Petroleum Production Chapter 25 : Reserves and Resources Chapter 26 : Improved Oil Recovery Chapter 27 : Unconventional Resources
References
World Records
Unit Conversions
Index
Abbreviations
Industry Terms & Locations